Bellinzona

English

Bellinzona

Etymology

From Italian Bellinzona, from Latin Bilitiō, Bilitiōnem, from a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/, enPR: bĕl'ĭn-zōʹnə
• Rhymes: -əʊnə
• Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zo‧na

Proper noun

Bellinzona

2. A municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland.
4. A district of Ticino canton, Switzerland.

Translations

town and capital of Ticino, Switzerland

• Franco-Provençal: Belinçona f
• French: Bellinzone (fr) f
• German: Bellinzona n, (dated) Bellenz n

  Alemannic German: Bellinzona n

• Italian: Bellinzona f
• Latin: Bilitiō f
• Lombard: Bellinzòna f, Belinzòna f
• Romansch: Blizuna f

German

Bellinzona

Proper noun

Bellinzona n (proper noun, genitive Bellinzonas or (optionally with an article) Bellinzona)

1. Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
2. Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland)

Further reading

• “Bellinzona” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bellinzona” in Duden online
• “Bellinzona” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

Etymology

From a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. First attested in Latin in 590, as Bilitiō, developed into Italian through the accusative Bilitiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bel.linˈt͡so.na/
• Rhymes: -ona
• Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zó‧na

Proper noun

Bellinzona f

1. Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland)
2. Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland)

   Synonym: Bellinzonese m

Derived terms

• bellinzonese